Improvement in curry-combs



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEtoEo GILBERT A. VATERHOUSE, OF LOCKES MILLS,MAINE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CURRV-COMBS.

Specification forming part of letters Patent No. 151,180, dated May 19,1574; application filed November :22, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GILBERT A, WATER- i-IoUsE, of Lockes Mills, in thecounty of Oxford and State of Maine, have invented anew and valuableImprovement in Curry-Combs; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the construction andoperation of the same, reference being had to the annexed' drawingsmaking a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representationA l provement:

In the annexed drawings, A represents the back or iframe of the comb,which is rectan gular in shape, and slotted, so as to leave parallelbars c a. This frame is rigidthat is to say, it is made of cast metalsoas to afford the required degree of strength and stiffness. On thisframe a tang, B', is formed, to which the wooden handle B is secured. Grepresents the toothed frame, which is made of sheet metal struck up, sothat the teeth e are formed on narrow ribs, which are parallel to eachother, and which are arranged at such distances apart as to receivesnugly between them the bars a of the frame A, as shown in Fig. 2. Thistoothed frame C is connected to ears formed ou one end of the frame A bymeans of a pintle, c, which forms a hinge-joint. By means otl aturn-button, b, which passes through a slot ma-de through the toothedplate (l, this plate is secured down on frame A. The pintle c isremovable for the purpose'of allowing the toothed plate C to be detachedfrom the frame A when the teeth c are worn out.

It will be seen from the above description that, by having the handleformed on the rigid frame, and making the toothed frame detachable fromit, the expense ot' a new comb will be saved, for the reason that thetoothed plate or frame C is the only portion requiring renewal.

I am aware that curry-combs have been made before my invention withtoothed plates hinged to slotted frames, and, therefore, I

make no broad claim to such contrivanee.

What I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isV

The detachable struckup sheetmetal toothed frame C, as described, hingedto the east-metal frame A, to which the handle is attached, said framecomposed of space-bars a a and tang B', as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

GILBEETA. WATERHoUsE.

